Tanks and armed soldiers seen heading towards Zimbabwe

Tuesday, 14 November 2017President Robert Mugabe plunged the country into crisis by sacking vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, widely seen as a power move to make way for his wife Grace to succeed him.

With the sudden firing of the Vice President for disloyalty, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe prepared to hand over control to his wife Grace Mugabe. The Zimbabwean Army disagreed, and swiftly took over the country, saying that Mugabe and his wife "are safe and sound." Shortly afterwards, tanks and...